Objectives: To evaluate whether or not the original six-factor structure of the Child Abuse Potential (CAP) Inventory suggested by [Milner, J. S. (1986). "The Child Abuse Potential Inventory: Manual" (2nd ed.). DeKalb, IL: Psytec. Inc.] can be confirmed with data from a group of Chinese mothers in Hong Kong. Method: Eight hundred and ninety-seven mothers from 13 child care centers in Hong Kong successfully completed a set of structured questionnaires consisting, among others, of the 77-item Abuse Scale of the CAP Inventory. A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was performed to determine whether the data fits the factorial structure of the CAP Inventory identified by Milner (1986). Results: The root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA) of the model (epsilon[a]) is 0.031, indicating a "close" fit of the model in relation to the degrees of freedom. On testing the close fit against the null hypothesis that H[o]:epsilon[a] is less than or equal to 0.05, the associated p-value is almost one. This suggests that the probability that H[o] is true is extremely high. The estimated expected value of the cross-validation index (ECVI) is 6.185, which is less than the ECVI[sat] (6.703), giving another indication on the fitness of the model. Other fit indices also provide support for the model fitness. Conclusion: The original six-factor structure of the CAP Inventory tested by CFA is acceptable. The theoretical constructs underlying the CAP Inventory are supported by data collected from Chinese mothers in Hong Kong.